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A function \"\" has an absolute (or global) maximum at \"\" if \"\" for every \"\" in the domain of \"\".

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A function \"\" has an absolute (or global) minimum at \"\" if \"\" for every \"\" in the domain of \"\".

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Observe the graph :

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The domain of the function \"\" is \"\".

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The largest value of \"\" is \"\", which is absolute maximum.

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The smallest value of \"\" is \"\", which is absolute minimum. 

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Absolute maximum : \"\".

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Absolute minimum : \"\".

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